Kenny West

#43

Visit Kenny at www.kennywest.com

Kenny West drives the #43 Late Model Stock Class car.  He lives in Sherrills Ford, NC.  His home track is Concord Speedway but he can also be found racing at Caraway, Hickory and Southern National Speedways.

He started racing in 1985 in the Go Kart Class. 

2002 - Late Model Stock, Southern National Speedway. All top ten finishes 5^th in overall points; Best Sportsmanship Award 2001 - A.R.A. Touring Series, Southern National Speedway and Coastal Plains Raceway 2000 - Late Model Stock, A.R.A. Touring Series. Finished 8^th in overall points 1999 - Late Model Stock, Hickory Motor Speedway. Finished 2^nd in overall points; 1 feature win 1998 - Continued to travel to a variety of tracks in four states, learning to adapt as a driver and team to different conditions each week. 1997 - Raced numerous tracks through out the Carolinas, and Virginia, consistently a top finisher. 1996 - Moved from Jacksonville, FL to Mooresville, NC. Numerous top ten finishes at Tri-County, Orange County and Hickory Motor Speedway 1995 - Late Model Stock events in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Finished season with two wins and all other finishes in the top 10 and only 1 DNF 1994 - Competed in Winston Select Invitational, drove Outlaw Mini Sprint on dirt; ran various other Late Model Stock events. 1993  - Raced various tracks in Florida, Top 10 in overall points at Volusia County Speedway 1992  - Moved to Late Model Stock Division; finished 12^th in overall points with numerous top “5” and top “10’s”. 1991 - Nascar Mini-Stock Division, Volusia County Speedway. 2^nd in overall points; Rookie of the year; Best Team Performance 1990 - Began driving Nascar Mini – Stocks at age 16 Won first race after only the 4^th start.

Additional Highlight Information

1991 - Won the prestigious “ MARSHALL TEAGUE” Memorial Rookie of the Year trophy.

1989 - WKA Manufacturer’s Cup National Championship; Florida Grand Prix Asphalt Series State Champion; Driver of the year

1988 - Won the Florida Grand Prix Asphalt Series Championship; Also Named Driver of the Year.

1987 - State Dirt Track Champion, National Dirt Series top contender

 Kenny's racing hero is Dale Earnhardt.